thanQ baker!
For the spaceanons
Once considered a fringe conspiracy theory,
it appears that the Obama administration is now actively preparing for a massive solar event that could wipe out
life as we have come to know it.
Space weather events such as solar flares, solar energetic particles, and geomagnetic disturbances have long been believed to pose a significant threat to our technologically advanced society with the ability to not only affect global positioning satellites, but on-earth electronics that include the entire domestic (and global) power grid.
The Executive Order signed by Obama on October 13,
2016 certainly suggests this may be the case:
It is the policy of the United States to prepare for space weather events to minimize the extent of economic loss and human hardship.
The Federal Government must have,
the capability to predict and detect a space weather event
the plans and programs necessary to alert the public and private sectors to enable mitigating actions for an impending space weather event
the protection and mitigation plans, protocols,
and standards required to reduce risks to critical infrastructure prior to and during a credible threat
the ability to respond to and recover from the effects of space weather. Executive departments and agencies (agencies) must coordinate their efforts to prepare for the effects of space weather events
sauce https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/10/13/executive-order-coordinating-efforts-prepare-nation-space-weather-events